With the news that Citibank will be taking over the portfolio of AAdvantage cards, is it worth potentially sacrificing a 5/24-6/24 slot?
I’m currently sitting at 8/24 and will not drop to 5/24 until November 2025. My concern is that by the time I fall within the good graces of Barclays, the AAdvantage Aviator Red will be fully discontinued. If the card sticks around until then, I won’t get under 5/24 until March 2026.
I got the citi AA plat card early last month and also applied for the barclays aviator. Still waiting on their “customer security team” to clear me… while the credit side has already approved me. Only 1 hard pull as of yet. Their nice, but kind of getting annoyed with their antiquated process for providing more info. Amex made me do the same for Hilton card, but at least I was able to just upload to a secure document site they have. Much better than fax or snail mail.